Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Angola
Angola: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 44.5% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Angola, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Angola is 44.5%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 11.4% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Angola peaked at 67.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 39.3%, in 2002.
Angola ranks 127th of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Angola, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.2% | — |
| 2001 | 45.6% | -21.6% |
| 2002 | 39.3% | -13.9% |
| 2003 | 41.3% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 42.5% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +19.9% |
| 2007 | 57.9% | +7.7% |
| 2008 | 64.4% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | -8.2% |
| 2011 | 64.8% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 47.4% | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 44.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 46.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 42.6% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 45.5% | +6.8% |
| 2020 | 51.8% | +13.9% |
| 2021 | 55.4% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | -9.2% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | -11.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.6% | 39.3% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 42.6% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 44.5% | 55.4% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Angola?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Angola was 44.5% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 67.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.3% in 2002.
- How does Angola rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Angola ranks 127th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.